Jagatpur Bajajਜਗਟਪੁਰ ਬਜਜ

Where is Jagatpur Bajaj?

Jagatpur Bajaj is a village in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and is served by the Jagatpur--Bajaj gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037609, and it covers 313 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 724 people in Jagatpur Bajaj: 360 men and 364 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 313 hectares, the population density works out to about 231 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 94, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 373 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.21 per cent and women at 70.22 per cent. The census recorded 185 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 165 main workers, the largest group, 103, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 40 agricultural labourers and 19 cultivators on their own land. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jagatpur Bajaj's land. Of the village's 313 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (145 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 21 cultivators and 50 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Jagatpur Bajaj is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahanian Koharan, Mallowal (247), Fatehgarh Shukarchak and Jethuwal.

What is the population of Jagatpur Bajaj?

The population of Jagatpur Bajaj was 724 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Jagatpur Bajaj have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jagatpur Bajaj has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.